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STS-42 Preflight Background Briefing Life Sciences (MSFC)A panel of scientists give an overview of the experiments that are to take place on-board the STS-42 Discovery mission. Ronald J. White, International Microgravity Laboratory (IML) Program Scientist, gives a general description of why going into space with IML is so important. Robert Snyder, IML Mission Scientist, describes other aspects of the microgravity environment. Millard Reschke, Principal Investigator (PI) Microgravity Vestibular Investigation (MVI), explains what MVI is and the effects of space on the vestibular system. David Heathcote, PI for the Gravitational Plant Physiology Facility (GPPF), describes the GPPF's on-board experiment involving the effects of light and gravity on plants. Claude Brillouet, Program Scientist of the Biorack Facility, gives an overview of the Biorack equipment and experiment. Alan Mortimer, Chief Life Sciences for the Canadian Space Agency (CSA), describes the on-board experiments for the long- and short-term effects of microgravity on humans and biotechnology (cell separation techniques). The men then answer questions from the press and NASA centers.
Document ID
20000118234
Acquisition Source
Kennedy Space Center
Document Type
Video
Date Acquired
August 19, 2013
Publication Date
January 10, 1992
Subject Category
Space Transportation And Safety
Report/Patent Number
NONP-NASA-VT-2000122909
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
Work of the US Gov. Public Use Permitted.

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